- Hello Developer.
- Hello... you..
- Listen, I have this great idea for an App.
- Really?
- yeah!
- what's it about?
- can't tell you.
- OK...
- So Developer, will you write the code for the App?
- OK, but what should I write? What will the App do?
- Cant tell you.
- Why?
- You haven't signed a NDA yet.
- I see. so where is it?
- I have it at home. in a safe place.
- OK... but why?
- Because in there I have written the idea for the App.
- aha..
- And if I will show it to you, you will read it before you sign it and then I will be at risk.
- I see. It happens..
- yeah...
- OK then.. I guess... there is nothing much to say here, is it?
- No. but could you start writing the code for my App please?
- Let me see.. You know, I would like to know what the App would do... It would help me exclude some patterns I have in mind.
- Well, I can't do that.. It seems that you are not agile enough for my idea.. perhaps I should go elsewhere..
- Oh but I am.. So I have one very specific question for your great idea.
- OK, what is it?
- Can it fly?
- what do you mean?
- I mean, can it actually fly out of the device? Like, you know, fly...
- I can't tell you that.
- OK. I will do it.
- great!
- So talk about the cost now. right?
- Yeah, well, it is a simple App.
- Yeah I figured that out by now..
- So how much would it worth?
- 20 million Euros.
- JEEESUS!! 20 million Euros??? Are you crazy? For this App?
- Why? Haven't I calculated the correct cost of your App while I don't know what it will do?
- of course not!
- well, it is not that simple of an App.
- Why do you say that? my idea is perfect and simple!
- See, the most difficult App is the simple one. but still, yours is not that simple.
- really?
- yeah.. I mean, think about it.. you cannot even tell me if it flies... it is a simple question and your answer, is so complicated. I am already calculating the mandecades of work for this App.
- hm.. perhaps we could remove one part.
- which part?
- can't tell you that.
- Well, if you remove that, then the cost drops to 10 million.
- aha! I knew it! yes!!
- great, should we start then?
- wait it is still a lot of money..
- well what do you mean?
- I mean... come on.. it is very simple now..
- yes you are right.. it is fairly simple now.
- so make me a discount.
- OK, lets go down to 500K Euros.
- excellent.
- great. I will have it ready for you by tomorrow.
- really!!??
- yeah. it is a simple App, right?
- yeah it is.
- OK then. please give me 0.2% in cash of the cost as an advance so I could start working on it.
- There you go.
- Thanks! see you tomorrow. same place?
- Wait wait, I don't have your contact info so that we can talk.
- Oh... yeah.. about that. Cant tell you that.
- Why not? I just gave you the cash!
- yeah you did. but you haven't signed a NDA so that I could tell you who I am.
- why do you need a NDA for you name?
- Don't tell anyone, but, I am spy.
- Hello... you..
- Listen, I have this great idea for an App.
- Really?
- yeah!
- what's it about?
- can't tell you.
- OK...
- So Developer, will you write the code for the App?
- OK, but what should I write? What will the App do?
- Cant tell you.
- Why?
- You haven't signed a NDA yet.
- I see. so where is it?
- I have it at home. in a safe place.
- OK... but why?
- Because in there I have written the idea for the App.
- aha..
- And if I will show it to you, you will read it before you sign it and then I will be at risk.
- I see. It happens..
- yeah...
- OK then.. I guess... there is nothing much to say here, is it?
- No. but could you start writing the code for my App please?
- Let me see.. You know, I would like to know what the App would do... It would help me exclude some patterns I have in mind.
- Well, I can't do that.. It seems that you are not agile enough for my idea.. perhaps I should go elsewhere..
- Oh but I am.. So I have one very specific question for your great idea.
- OK, what is it?
- Can it fly?
- what do you mean?
- I mean, can it actually fly out of the device? Like, you know, fly...
- I can't tell you that.
- OK. I will do it.
- great!
- So talk about the cost now. right?
- Yeah, well, it is a simple App.
- Yeah I figured that out by now..
- So how much would it worth?
- 20 million Euros.
- JEEESUS!! 20 million Euros??? Are you crazy? For this App?
- Why? Haven't I calculated the correct cost of your App while I don't know what it will do?
- of course not!
- well, it is not that simple of an App.
- Why do you say that? my idea is perfect and simple!
- See, the most difficult App is the simple one. but still, yours is not that simple.
- really?
- yeah.. I mean, think about it.. you cannot even tell me if it flies... it is a simple question and your answer, is so complicated. I am already calculating the mandecades of work for this App.
- hm.. perhaps we could remove one part.
- which part?
- can't tell you that.
- Well, if you remove that, then the cost drops to 10 million.
- aha! I knew it! yes!!
- great, should we start then?
- wait it is still a lot of money..
- well what do you mean?
- I mean... come on.. it is very simple now..
- yes you are right.. it is fairly simple now.
- so make me a discount.
- OK, lets go down to 500K Euros.
- excellent.
- great. I will have it ready for you by tomorrow.
- really!!??
- yeah. it is a simple App, right?
- yeah it is.
- OK then. please give me 0.2% in cash of the cost as an advance so I could start working on it.
- There you go.
- Thanks! see you tomorrow. same place?
- Wait wait, I don't have your contact info so that we can talk.
- Oh... yeah.. about that. Cant tell you that.
- Why not? I just gave you the cash!
- yeah you did. but you haven't signed a NDA so that I could tell you who I am.
- why do you need a NDA for you name?
- Don't tell anyone, but, I am spy.
